The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-05
THE COMMISSION.
Conflicting Elements to
Be ReconciIed I'M
diately.
Looking Eagerly for The Iutcr-
prctatiOn---NcmOriniist> Ad-
dress The Railway Court.
Judge Thomas VI. Cooley Writes
Decided Letter to the
Express toInpanics.


WASlilNGION. April THE Inter
State Commission thi. morning pro
muloated the following rule OF pro
ccedings Applications made for
official action of the Commission shall
be made by petition when shall set
forth the facts on which they are
founded aud be verified by the oath
OF the applicants or Of some author
/ lled agent or attorney.
SCANNING ITs OPERATION.
senator Dolph presented the com
miss on with u memorial from the
Board ofTrAde AT Wnlla Walla in re-
lation 10 high charges. The memoir
iaIists pray tor relief in time TO savo
this Years crop from cXorbitant
freight charges. He also presented IA
memorial from the Board of Trade
OF Portland, Oregon, in relation to
the short haul feature Mcmorialists
set forth advantages which Portland
las enjoyed as compared with Inter
ior point, by means OF her posi-
ton on the coast 1no water lines.
they say have fixed rates aud the
railroads. have followed closely
enough To prevent exclusion from
traffic The. Canadian Pacific, they
further represent, built ami support
ed by the British government Tor the
purpose OF holding aud extending
British commerce To the delriucnt
of American interests II another cle.
ment OF the question. Tho mcmor-
ihiists say ;hey are not assured that
the true meaning OF the law IL such
as to forbid the making OF rates to
coast points III competition with those
Il water carriers and the Canadian
Pacific Yet II the commission So
GNTEKrRErs THE Law,
they asS the prompt use OF the dis
pcusin. power. Congressman But
terwurlh, OF ohio, appeared with sew.
cral gouilcmeu representing "rivcr
imercsts, - and asked, in their behalf,
The opportunity to he heard in celia
tlon 10 the matter presented by rep.
rcS'ntauYrs OF the southern Railway
and steamship association, on Satur-
day. lhcy were given copies OF such
documents as were filed by the rail
road men and withdrew to consider
hat steps they would take.
Mcssrs. W. ii, Ross, III. u. johnson.
:. ". AiXslbHum aud J. /. Hanson,
The committee representing the
Chamber OF Commerce. of Macon, Ga
were accorded hcarlng upon the
subject brought up by the Atlanta
Board Of Trade, aud the Southern
railroad men, On Saturday, submitted
an elaborate written argument III
support OF the petition Tor The su--
pension of the operation of tho long
and short claus. IL embodied schcd-
ulcs showing that after the law goes
into cilect, the rates between Macon
aud northern points will be increased
from Is 10 80 per cent, The more
sPARSELN SETTLED
section of the south aud its dcfcien
Cics IN many respects as compared
with manufacturing centres OF the
north and cas- were iully sci forth
The conditions are substantially dit
tcrcnt FROM those which prevailed
between cast aud west and which
justly Intervention. The declaration
was madc that if the Intervention
now tnrcatelvd ha 1 been ,foresecn
when the b.li Was under COnsi dvrn-
tion the south would have opposed
the measure unanimously.
EXPLAINS ITSELF.
The following letter written by in
struction OF the commission explains
itself
+ &. Chcny, esq general superin-
tcpdent Of the Canadian Express
company, Montreal, Canada, Dear
Sir-Your letter Of the lst instant
requesting n decision of the com.
mission upon the question whether
the interstate commerce law applies
TO express companies has been laid
before the commission aud duly con
sldcrcd. II my express company
desires to be heard by the commission
on The question you raise, an early
opportuni y will bo offered for the
purpose, but until such hearing is APP
piled for, the commission vii assume